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schiz·ont

(skiz'ont),

A sporozoan trophozoite (vegetative form) that reproduces by schizogony, producing a varied number of daughter trophozoites or merozoites.
See also: meront, segmenter.

Synonym(s): agamont, segmenting body

[schizo- + G. ōn (ont-), a being]

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